1. MCLE REQUIREMENTS. The North Carolina State Bar requires licensed attorneys to complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing legal education each year. Of those 12 hours attorneys must complete 2 hours of ethics/professionalism credit. Also, one hour of substance abuse/mental health credit must be completed once every three years. Attorneys may take up to six (6) hours of online credit each year towards their CLE requirements. Attorneys may also take an additional six (6) hours of online credit which will be banked and applied to the following calendar year. If you are newly admitted to the NC State Bar, please contact them for information about your CLE requirements during the first year. For more information concerning the NC State Bar requirements, visit www.nccle.org. Top of Page

2. PARALEGAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. Visit the NC State Bar Paralegal Certification website for more information about the purpose of the certification, requirements for certification, and CPE requirements. Please note that any seminar approved for CLE credit also qualifies for CPE credit. However, seminars approved for CPE credit do not qualify for CLE credit. Click here for a listing of available CPE seminars.Top of Page

3. DIRECTIONS TO SEMINAR LOCATIONS. Click here for the addresses to our sites and links for a map and driving directions.Top of Page

4. REFUND/CANCELLATION/TRANSFER POLICY. We understand that you are a busy person and sometimes things happen. If you can't attend a seminar that you've registered for, you have three options:

CANCEL WITH A REFUND - You may cancel your registration one week prior to the seminar/replay date for a refund less a $35 service charge. Refunds cannot be given after this date. For CLE Season Ticket Holders - Cancellations must be received by 12:00 Noon the third working day prior to the seminar. Cancellations received after this time will be invoiced for a $77 materials fee.

TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SEMINAR – Transfer requests received by 12:00 noon the third working day prior to the seminar are subject to a $50 transfer fee. Transfer requests received after this time are subject to a $110 transfer fee. Registrations may be transferred once and only to seminars scheduled through the end of the fiscal year (June 30).

NO SHOW - If you are unable to attend a seminar and do not cancel or transfer your registration, you will be provided an electronic version of the seminar materials in lieu of a refund. For CLE Season Ticket Holders - If you are unable to attend and do not cancel your registration by Noon the third working day prior to the seminar, you will be invoiced for $77 materials fee.

To cancel or transfer your registration, contact NCAJ/CLE at 800.688.1413 or 919.832.1413 or cle@ncaj.com. You may also fax your request to 919.833.6396

5. DOOR REGISTRATIONS. Yes. However, we ask that you pre-register to help us better plan for the seminar. On occasion, we offer seminars that have limited seating (seating restrictions will be printed in the seminar brochure and on the seminar description webpage). If that is the case, we strongly encourage you to pre-register. In some cases it is a requirement.Top of Page

6. VIDEO REPLAY REQUIREMENTS. The NC State Bar requires sponsors of video replays to have a minimum of three (3) pre-registered attendees in order to show a video replay. Our staff monitors our registrations and will cancel a replay one week in advance if there are not enough pre-registrations. If you have registered and the replay is cancelled, you will be notified prior to the date of the replay. If you have not registered for a video replay and plan to register on-site, please contact our office at least two days prior to the start to ensure the replay is still scheduled at 800.688.1413 or 919.832.1413 or cle@ncaj.com

7. VIDEO REPLAY START TIME. Generally our video replay registration opens at 8:00 am and the replay begins at 8:30 am. This time may change depending on the seminar. Click here for detailed information about individual video replays.Top of Page

8. No. The NC State Bar MCLE rules do not allow an individual to watch a video recording of a seminar for CLE credit. You can only get credit if you attend a scheduled replay that meets the NC State Bar requirement of having at least three (3) pre-registrants at a location.Top of Page

9. LIVE WEBCASTS. To register for a live webcast, go to www.fastcle.com or call FastCLE at 866.702.3278 (registrations for webcasts are not processed through the NCAJ office).

Also, if you have any technical difficulties during the webcast, please contact FastCLE customer service at 866.702.3278. They will be happy to assist you.

Please note that if you register for a Live Webcast, you will not be registered to attend the seminar in person.

There are no NC State Bar restrictions on the number of CLE hours you can receive annually by participating in live webcast seminars. Top of Page

10. ON-DEMAND CLE. We offer pre-recorded seminars and webinars in a variety of practice areas that are available on-demand 24/7. To access the seminar list, go to www.fastcle.com or call FastCLE.com at 866.702.3278. To access the webinar list, go to SeminarWeb.

The NC State Bar allows attorneys to report up to six (6) CLE hours annually taken online.Top of Page

11. INCLEMENT WEATHER. If there is impending inclement weather that could affect an upcoming seminar or video replay, please check our home page for information at www.ncaj.com or call 800.688.1413 or 919.832.1413 for a recorded message. In the event that a seminar/replay is cancelled due to weather, it will be rescheduled and you will be notified of the rescheduled date.

12. CLE SEASON TICKET. The CLE Season Ticket allows you to pay one price and attend most* of the live seminars and video replays during our fiscal year (July 1-June 30). For more information or to purchase a CLE Season Ticket, click here.

Once you have purchased the CLE Season Ticket, you can register for seminars by mail, fax, phone, or online. We strongly encourage CLE Season Ticket holders to pre-register for seminars! *Some of our programs do not apply to the CLE Season Ticket. See the "exceptions" listed in the brochure and for other guidelines regarding the CLE Season Ticket.Top of Page

13. REPORTING CLE CREDIT TO THE NC STATE BAR. The NC State Bar requires CLE sponsors to report CLE attendance within thirty (30) days of the seminar. Typically your credit should show up on your NC State Bar report within thirty days. After thirty days, you may contact our CLE department if you have any questions.Top of Page